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BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2006

BOJ managers report economic improvement

All nine regions of the country are showing economic improvement due to vigorous personal spending and accelerated corporate output, according to a report by Bank of Japan branch managers who gathered Friday for their quarterly meeting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 14, 2006

Helping new arrivals from India find their feet

There are some 5,000 expats from India currently in Japan, mostly working in the IT industry, and mostly in Tokyo. And if A.P.S. Mani is to be believed, the number will grow over the next few years.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2006

Aneha scam making buyers wary, for now

To buy or not to buy a condominium? That is the question people are asking, fearing the slipshod construction borne out in the widening scandal over the falsification of quake-proofing data might be industrywide.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2006

Mr. Chen back on the offensive

Hopes that Taiwan's president, Mr. Chen Shui-bian, might alter course and reach out to China were shattered last week. Mr. Chen's New Year address made plain that he remains as combative as ever, despite having lost the upper hand in cross-strait relations with Beijing in 2005. The president's determination...
COMMENTARY
Jan 13, 2006

Chen shares independence dream anew

HONG KONG -- To the consternation of his political foes and the delight of his allies, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on New Year's Day delivered an address in which he made it clear that he was as determined as ever to press ahead for the de jure independence of Taiwan, a move that Beijing has promised...
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2006

'Shunto' pay negotiations under way

The annual spring wage negotiations known as "shunto" were effectively launched Wednesday when senior officials of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Nippon Keidanren) and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) met in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2006

Sharp to invest 275 billion yen

Sharp plans to invest 275 billion yen next fiscal year to maintain its top spot in the liquid crystal display TV market, President Katsuhiko Machida said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2006

Postal privatization planning firm to get 300 billion yen

A planning company to be launched by the government Jan. 23 to set the stage for privatizing postal services will be capitalized at 300 billion yen, a committee on postal privatization said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2006

Itochu, Uny tie on clothing products

Major trading house Itochu Corp. and supermarket chain Uny Co. have reached a tieup agreement under which they will cooperate in a wide range of areas, including jointly developing and producing clothing, Itochu officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2006

Newly merged megabank starts out with blunders

The newly merged Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said Wednesday it has erroneously entered the names of up to 3,495 companies and their account numbers into documents it mailed or handed out to 585 unrelated firms.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2006

Firm warned for illicit Iraq remittances

The government Tuesday issued a warning to Nippon Kayaku Co. over drug exports to Iraq when the country was ruled by Saddam Hussein, saying it made remittances to an Iraqi company without approval.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2006

Razing of Aneha buildings begins

Full-scale work began Tuesday on dismantling a residential building in Tokyo and a budget hotel in Aichi, whose quake safety parameters were falsified by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha and deemed at risk of collapsing in a strong earthquake.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2006

Vodafone to expand roaming service

Vodafone K.K. said Tuesday it will add seven countries to its international roaming service Jan. 19, expanding its mobile-phone network to 137 countries and regions.
EDITORIALS
Jan 11, 2006

Integrate decentralization efforts

This is likely to be a watershed year in the government's drive toward decentralization. The challenges are many, including "second-phase" reform of central and local government finances, debate on streamlining the prefectural system (designed to create larger administrative zones), and development of...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2006

Keys to greater prosperity

WASHINGTON -- As we begin a new year, we look for guideposts to help governments and business improve economic performance. In a world of global competition, the platform provided to firms and individuals is crucial to growth and prosperity. From observations comparing countries that do well with those...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2006

Portsmouth set to get influx of cash from Russian investor

LONDON -- Imagine you won the lottery and suddenly had wealth beyond your wildest dreams.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 7, 2006

Weiss never had a chance with Sonics

NEW YORK -- Fired SuperSonics coach Bob Weiss was hired for three reasons:
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2006

Plug the fundraising loopholes

Political funds flowing into the coffers of political parties and political organizations nationwide in 2004 totaled 290.8 billion yen, down 9.8 percent from 2003. Of that amount, revenue collected by local party chapters and organizations came to 152.7 billion yen, a decrease of 16.3 percent from the...
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007
COMMENTARY
Jan 7, 2006

No rest for 'China threat' lobby

I recognize that it (China) is becoming a considerable threat."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 7, 2006

Pamela Weinsaft

A young lawyer on her own in Tokyo, Pamela Weinsaft feels securely independent and completely at home here. She first came to Japan in 1995 to study for a semester at Temple University Law School in Tokyo. She said: "Perhaps 10 years ago, Japan seemed more 'exotic,' but I think one of the things that...
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2006

Japan's economic upturn

Last year saw a gradual upswing in the Japanese economy. The stock market revived and many Japanese corporations earned record profits. The average stock price at the Tokyo Stock Exchange has risen by about 40 percent in the past year. Toward the end of 2005, it topped 16,000 for the first time in more...
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2006

Department store sales start strong

Department stores enjoyed brisk sales in the new year as customers rushed to buy "fukubukuro," or lucky bags, filled with a mixture of sale items and luxury goods, retailers said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2006

Income disparities rising in Japan

During the period of high postwar economic growth, most people in Japan came to consider themselves part of a middle class.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2006

Big firms predict uptrend to set record

More than 80 major domestic firms out of 100 expect economic expansion to continue at least until the second half of 2006, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2006

Fading image of safety

Japan was once thought to be one of the safest countries to live in by residents as well as visitors. But a series of incidents the past year suggest that this is no longer the case. Crimes and accidents have cost people their lives, while the shirking of responsibility and business ethics on the part...
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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